Health and Human Performance, MS
Option in Applied Exercise Science
Curriculum
This 36-credit hour program offers a thesis or non-thesis option and includes the following core courses:
- Legal Aspects of Health and Human Performance and Leisure
- Current Readings in Health
- Introductory Statistics of Kinesiology, Applied Health and Recreation
- Elementary Statistical Methods in Education
- Research Design and Methodology
- Stress Testing and Prescription
- Bioenergetics
Research and Faculty
Our mission is to perform high-quality research that is both innovative and impactful. Our labs use state-of-the-art technology to investigate physiological changes with aging, training, fatigue, disease and more. Research areas include:
- Motor control
- Proprioception
- Sensory-motor integration
- Muscle hypertrophy and atrophy
- Exercise prescription and training methodologies
- Athletic or military performance
- Brain behavior and plasticity
- Muscle quality
- Nutrition and dietary supplementation
Research Labs and Facilities:
- Applied Neuromuscular Physiology Lab
- Human Performance Lab
- Musculoskeletal Adaptations to Aging and Exercise Lab
- Tactical Fitness and Nutrition Lab
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Admissions
Applications to the program are accepted on a rolling basis. Students are strongly encouraged to apply no later than six weeks prior to the start of the semester.
To apply to the MS Health and Human Performance, option in Applied Exercise Science program, complete the following:
- Graduate College application
- Transcripts from all previously attended institutions (3.0 minimum undergraduate GPA required)
- Current resume/vita
- Three letters of recommendation
Cost & Assistance
Full-time students may be eligible for graduate assistantships in the School of Kinesiology, Applied Health and Recreation, either as a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) or a Graduate Research Assistant (GRA). These positions are highly competitive and typically awarded in the spring semester. Those granted assistantships are eligible to receive a tuition waiver, health insurance and stipend. Please contact jason.defreitas@okstate.edu for more information.
Currently enrolled students are also eligible for scholarships offered through the College of Education and Human Sciences.